Welcome
to Tienda Santiago. On this page you will find local products for sale.
The majority are to help fund different social projects around town,
like the Hospitalito Atitlan and A.D.I.S.A., the local project for the handicapped children here in Santiago, but we have included
a couple of items in an attempt to help defray the cost of maintaining
this site. Everything here is hand made in Santiago Atitlan, and I'm
sure you will enjoy our selections, as we have thought a long time
about what we would include in our store. You can purchase items through
paypal by clicking on the "buy me" button or else write to us at tzutujil@itelgua.com.

The prices quoted include postage from Guatemala

BUEN
PROVECHO!

A Musicians Benefit for the Hospitalito Atitlan

This CD came about before the October mudslides when a group of local
musicians from Discos Atitlan and
some bands from EvOR,
an independant musicians website decided to try and help the recently inaugurated
Hospitalito Atitlán. When the hospital was destroyed by a mudslide during
the october, 2005 mudslides in Panabaj, this project became a lot more poignant.
The proceeds are now destined for the construction of another hospitalito,
on safer ground. The resulting record is very eclectic and the music fits
together beautifully. This CD is for sale through Peacework Music, and you
can buy it in the US through them for $9.99 by clicking on the button

The Evor musicians are marked ¥.
The Evor
musicians CDs are all available through Peacework
Music

You can listen to short samples of the music by clicking on
the headphones below, courtesy of Peacework Music.

The music:

Bello
Lago La
Trova Del Lago: An acoustic group from Santiago who play modern folkloric music.
This song is a very happy one about the beautiful lake that we live on. They
are part of Discos Atitlan.

HopeKarl
Kalbaugh: Karlis one of the EvOR musicians who donated the
use of their music for this CD. His main instrument is the Digeridoo, but,
along with his talented friends, he manages to take this simple instrument
beyond it's origins.

The
DuelSeven
Sources: This group is the brainchild of keyboardist Joel Pirard and
is a complex sinthesis of many genres.

TramperaCris
and Laura: Wonderful instrumental Tango from this delightful duo from
Buenos Aires who currently play in Mexico city and are founding members of
the cooperative.

Languid
Velvet GoddessJazza
Diction: Jef Peace brings you his own special version of 21st century
Beat poetry. Together with a great Jazz quintet that beautifully punctuates
the spoken word it is definitely the thinking mans band.

Monsta
MashTL2: TL2 is simply an electric guitar whiz. His multilayered tunes are finely crafted
pieces that evolve into each other and create a very electric ambiance.

SantiagoIxim
Acha: These guys are the salt of the earth. This band from the Santiago Cofradia
sings the "songs of the earth" proclaiming their Mayan identities and the lessons
of the ancestors to the new generations.

La
Cueva del JaguarRoberto
Luz: Electric flute jungle bop. This tune is one of the collective
experiments from Discos Atitlan a local cooperative record label.

Peace
Of MindJimmy
Caterine: Steel metal for the new age. This guitar playing is off the scale!

SignoreCantitlan: a local choir from panajachel

Joys
Of QuebecZingo
Zango Jug Band: This delightful band from Maine plays pure American music.
This instrumental fiddle piece shows but one face of a multitalented group.

Sleepyhead
(Reprise)JDA: A power trio who is dedicated to creating a new sound with a nod at the best
of British Rock

ChironLouis
Lamp: Modern classical composition by one of the up and coming independant
composers.

Las
GolondrinasDaniel: sweet ending for this CD, this tune is from another of the stalwart Evorites

$15

We sold most of the 2007 batch, but, if you are lucky, we still have one in your size. These are 100% cotton and come in different styles for men and women

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WOMENS

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We also have some of the 2006 t-shirts left, but only in white and only in Medium and Large. This is your chance to get a print of this excellent piece of art by Quetzal!

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The Sacred Teaching Songs of the Maya Tzutujil

The Ancient Mayan Traditions continue through the ages. These songs
are used by the Secret Brotherhoods to pass them on.

This CD from our local cooperative Record label, Discos Atitlán, is an
anthropological document from Santiago from two
of the last tijax bands who are still playing the songs of the earth. Aj
T'zutjilaa and Ixim Acha (Men of Corn) are still playing their music for
the mayan ceremonies and rituals that have been performed here in Santiago
since before the conquest. The music is based on the ancient "sones", that
are simple melodies associated strictly with a certain deity, historic
shaman, lesson, or folk story that each generation learns and interprets
in their own fashion. An explanation of the different tunes is included.
We now have a distributor in the US who will send the CD directly to you.

Click on the picture to buy it direct from our US distributor. $12 plus postage

Otherwise, you can still get it direct from Central America with Paypal: